Electromagnetic Spectrum Webquest (20 points)
Name ___________________________________________ date _______________ per______
Bellwork:
1. What is the electromagnetic spectrum_________________________________________________________
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2. List the types of electromagnetic waves in the table below from the largest wavelengths to the smallest. Then draw or list an example of something it is used in.
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Watch the video: Intro to the EM spectrum and answer the following questions:
1. List examples of how we use Energy from Electromagnetic waves every day.
2. Which waves of the Electromagnetic spectrum are the longest _______________________
3. Which waves of the Electromagnetic spectrum are the shortest_______________________
4. Can the human eye detect the full range of the EMS? ________________
5. What is the part of the Electromagnetic spectrum we can see called ___________________
6. Why do the leaves of plants look green.
Webquest:
You will be using the following website: to answer all of the questions below
HOW DOES LIGHT BEHAVE?
Scroll down to “Wave Behaviors” and define the following EMS terms and draw a diagram to help explain what the wave does.
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Go back the the home page and Click on “Radio Waves” for the following questions:
1.What is the length of a radio wave in terms of everyday items.
2. How do radio waves work to help us hear to our favorite music?
3. What are some uses of radio waves?
Click on “Microwaves” to answer the following questions:
4. Look at the wave scale at the top of the page: what is the relative size of a microwave?
5. Look at the pictures in this section, other than cooking food, what are microwaves used for?
Click on “Infrared” for the following questions.
:6. Look at the wave scale at the top of the page: what is the relative size of infrared waves?
7. Look at the pictures in this section. Name 2 things infrared rays are used for.
Click on “Visible Light” to answer the following questions:
8. What is the relative size of visible light waves?
9 What happens when visible light is passed through a prism?
10. List the colors of visible light from longest to shortest wavelength
Click on “Ultraviolet” to answer the following questions:
11. What is the relative size of UV waves?
12. Ultraviolet radiation has too small of a wavelength for humans to see. However, name one animal that can see ultraviolet radiation.
13. What important layer in Earth’s atmosphere is responsible for blocking the sun’s ultraviolet radiation?
Click on “X-Rays” to answer the following questions:
14. What is the relative size of x-rays
15. What is the relative size of xrays?
16. What is the relationship between wavelength and amount of energy?
Click on “Gamma Rays” to answer the questions below:
17. What is the relative size of gamma rays?
18. On Earth, how are gamma rays generated?
19. Compare gamma rays wavelength and energy to other forms of EM radiation
20: Compare Gamma Rays wavelength and energy to other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
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